SCENIC & COSTUME DESIGN
selected work
UPCOMING:
HARTFORD STAGE COMPANY
2.5 MINUTE RIDE Lisa Kron Directed by Zoe Golub-Sass June 2024
HUNTINGTON THEATRE COMPANY
WE ALL FALL DOWN Lila Rose Kaplan Dir. by Melia Bensussen
ASOLO REPERTORY COMAPNY
OTHER DESERT CITIES Jon Robin Baitz Dir. by Greg Leaming
THE GAME'S AFOOT Ken Ludwig Dir. by Greg Leaming
GOD OF CARNAGE Yazmina Reza Dir. by Greg Leaming Set and Costumes
BOEING BOEING Marc Camoletti Dir. by Greg Leaming
THE IMAGINARY INVALID Moliere—Adapted by Constance Congdon Dir. by Greg Leaming
(Sarasota Magazine Award—Best Set Design)
HEARTS Willy Holtzman Dir. by Greg Leaming Sets & Costumes
WOLF TRAP OPERA
GIULIO CESARE Handel Dir. by Chas Rader-Shieber
OPERA MAINE
CARMEN Bizet Dir. by Dona Vaughn
LA BOHÈME Puccini Dir. by Dona Vaughn
NORA THEATRE
PRECIOUS LITTLE Madeleine George Dir. by Melia Bensussen
GEVA THEATRE CENTER
TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR Seth Rozin Dir. by Melia Bensussen
MUSIC ACADEMY OF THE WEST
DON GIOVANNI Mozart Dir. by Chas Rader-Shieber
CURTIS OPERA THEATER
IL VIAGGIO A REIMS Gioacchino Rossini Dir. by Chas Rader Sheiber
L’ALLEGRO, IL PENSEROSO, ED IL MODERATO Handel Dir. by Chas Rader-Shieber
LA JOLLA PLAYHOUSE
THE SCOTTISH PLAY Lee Blessing Dir. by Melia Bensussen (Premiere)
(Robby Nomination—Best Scenic Design)
MERRIMACK REPERTORY THEATRE
OCEANSIDE Nick Gandiello Dir. by Melia Bensussen
MEMORY HOUSE Kathleen Tolan Dir. by Melia Bensussen Set & Costumes
TWO JEWS WALK INTO A WAR Seth Rozin Dir. by Melia Bensussen Costumes
THE EXCEPTIONALS Bob Clyman Dir. by Charles Towers
THE BLONDE, THE BRUNETTE, AND THE VENGEFUL REDHEAD Robert Hewitt Dir. by Melia Bensussen
THE DRAWER BOY Michael Healey Dir. by Charles Towers
SOMETHING IN THE AIR Richard Dresser Dir. by Melia Bensussen (Premiere)
CITY THEATRE (Pittsburgh)
THE 13TH OF PARIS Mat Smart Dir. by Melia Bensussen (Premiere)
REPERTORY THEATRE OF ST. LOUIS
12 ANGRY MEN Reginald Rose Dir. by Martin Platt
CINCINNATI PLAYHOUSE IN THE PARK
LEAP John Yearly Dir. by Melia Bensussen (Premiere)
LONG WHARF THEATRE/GEORGE ST. PLAYHOUSE
SYNCOPATION Allan Knee Dir. by Greg Leaming (Premiere)
LONG WHARF THEATRE
ARMS AND THE MAN George Bernard Shaw Dir. by Greg Leaming
THE ISLEFORD THEATER PROJECT
GAME OF LOVE & CHANCE Mariveaux Dir. by Sonja Moser
BABBITT Sinclair Lewis, Adapted by the ITP Dir. by Sonja Moser Set & Costumes
THE PRUFROCK VARIATIONS, Various, Adapted by ITP Dir. by Sonja Moser
BEAU JEST MOVING THEATER
TEN BLOCKS ON THE CAMINO REAL Tennessee Williams Dir. by Davis Robinson
SAMURAI 7.0: UNDER CONSTRUCTION Conceived by Beau Jest Dir. by Davis Robinson
KRAZY KAT George Herriman Adapted and Dir. by Davis Robinson
AIMEZ-VOUS IONESCO? Tennessee Williams Dir. by Davis Robinson
PORTLAND STAGE COMPANY
THE NICETIES Eleanor Burgess Dir. by Megan Sandberg-Zakian
TRUE WEST Sam Shepard Dir. by Paul Mullins
THE ROAD TO MECCA Athol Fugard Dir. by Maura Hanlon Sets and Costumes
WAITING FOR GODOT Samuel Beckett Dir. by Michael Schwartz
THREE TALL WOMEN Edward Albee Dir. by Jonathan Moscone
THE TURN OF THE SCREW Jeffrey Hatcher Dir. by Greg Leaming (Premiere w/ StageWest) Sets and Costumes
FROM THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA Dr. Endesha Ida Mae Holland Dir. by Caroline Jackson Smith Sets and Costumes
THE JEALOUS HUSBAND & THE FLYING DOCTOR Moliere Dir. by Chris Akerlind
MRS. WARREN'S PROFESSION George Bernard Shaw Dir. by Greg Leaming
ARMS AND THE MAN George Bernard Shaw Dir. by Greg Leaming
TRINITY REPERTORY COMPANY
THE MINEOLA TWINS Paula Vogel Dir. by Molly Smith
HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Paula Vogel Dir. by Molly Smith (with Perseverance Theatre)
SYLVIA A.R.Gurney Dir. by Neil Baron
LUNCHROOM TALES Bill Harley Dir. by Kenny Raskin Sets and Costumes
TRIAD STAGE
CRUMBS FROM THE TABLE OF JOY Lynn Nottage Dir. by Caroline Jackson Smith
OPERA OMAHA
ERIC HERMANNSON'S SOUL Libby Larsen/Chas Rader-Shieber Dir. by Chas Rader Shieber (Premiere)
OPERA COMPANY OF PHILADELPHIA
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE Rossini Dir. by Chas Rader-Shieber
ANCHORAGE OPERA
SEMELE Handel Dir. by Chas Rader-Shieber
SKYLIGHT OPERA THEATRE
CARMEN Bizet Dir. by Francesca Zambello Sets and Costumes
SEMELE Handel Dir. by Chas Rader-Shieber
MOST HAPPY FELLA Frank Loesser Dir. by Johnathon Pape
THE COCOANUTS Berlin/Kaufman Dir. by Daniel Simmons
PRIMARY STAGES
SABINA Willy Holtzman Dir. by Melia Bensussen
MAINE STATE MUSIC THEATER
PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Dir. by Jason Edwards
WESTON PLAYHOUSE
PRIVATE LIVES Noel Coward Dir. by Steve Stettler
VIRGINIA STAGE COMPANY
ON THE VERGE Eric Overmeyer Dir. by Jeannette Lambermont
YALE REPERTORY THEATRE
MOON OVER MIAMI John Guare Dir. by Andre Belgrader
STAGEWEST
ANNA CHRISTIE Eugene O'Neill Dir. by Greg Leaming
BREAKING LEGS Tom Dulack Dir. by Greg Leaming
BERKSHIRE THEATRE FESTIVAL
BALTIMORE WALTZ Paula Vogel Dir. by Melia Bensussen
LE MAIN LETTRE & LA LETTRE CHARGÉE Eugene Labiche Dir. by Tom Simpson
SIGNATURE THEATRE
FORTINBRAS Lee Blessing Dir. by Jeanne Blake (Co-des. with David Birn)
SHAKESPEARE & COMPANY
MACBETH Shakespeare Dir. by Tina Packer
THE SCARLET LETTER Carol Gilligan Dir. by Tina Packer (Premiere)
NY STAGE & FILM
HAND TO HAND Max Mayer Dir. by William Foeller
BOWDOIN COLLEGE
HOOK, LINE, & SINKER Delmar Small Dir. by Davis Robinson
COLE Benny Green, Alan Strahan, Kenneth Moule Dir. by Davis Robinson
SWEAT Lynn Nottage Dir. by Davis Robinson
LOVE & INFORMATION Caryl Churchill Dir. by Sarah Bay-Cheng
THE THREEPENNY OPERA Bertolt Brecht & Elisabeth Hauptmann Dir. by Davis Robinson
KRAZY KAT Adapted from George Herriman by Davis Robinson & Beau Jest Moving Theater Dir. by Davis Robinson
SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM Sondheim/Lapine Dir. by Ed Reichert
PAJAMA GAME Adler/Ross Dir. by Davis Robinson
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC Sondheim/Wheeler Dir. by Davis Robinson
THE CRIPPLE OF INISHMAAN Martin McDonagh Dir. by Davis Robinson
BABES IN ARMS Rodgers & Hart Dir. by Davis Robinson
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH Thornton Wilder Dir. by Sonja Moser
SPRING DANCE 2006 (Costumes)
800 WORDS: THE TRANSMIGRATION OF PHILIP K. DICK Victoria Stewart Dir. by Sonja Moser
BOOK OF DAYS Lanford Wilson Dir. by Davis Robinson
BERLIN TO BROADWAY Brecht/Weill Dir. by Davis Robinson
SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS Goldoni Dir. by Davis Robinson
MERTON OF THE MOVIES Kaufmann/Connelly Dir. by Davis Robinson
THE VISIT Durrenmatt Dir. by Davis Robinson
BATES COLLEGE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Shakespeare Dir. by Tim Dugan
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Shakespeare Dir. by Martin Andrucki
OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD Timberlake Wertenbaker Dir. by Sally Wood
MARIE & THE NUTCRACKER Martin Andrucki from E.T.A. Hoffmann Dir. by Martin Andrucki
THE CASTLE OF PERSEVERANCE Anonymous Dir. by Max Pendergast
THE SUMMER IN GOSSENSASS Maria Irene Fornes Dir. by Brooke O'Harra
ENJOY Toshiki Okada Dir. by Brooke O'Harra
EMERSON STAGE
ALL OF A KIND FAMILY Adapted and Directed by Melia Bensussen (Premiere)
ALICE Elizabeth Swados Dir. by Melia Bensussen (IRNE Nomination—Best Set Design)
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
STOP KISS Diana Son Dir. by James Horton
THE VENETIAN TWINS Goldoni Dir. by James Loehlin
YALE DRAMA SCHOOL
DR. FAUSTUS LIGHTS THE LIGHTS Gertrude Stein Dir. by Cheryl Faver
YALE CABARET Numerous productions and graphic design
OTHER WORK
THE STOOGE: A TROUBLED CLOWN FOR TROUBLED TIMES
THE DARK CLOWN Written and Performed by Michael Lane Trautman Direction and Design
FILM & TELEVISION
Sylvania "This Little Light of Mine" TV Spot Production Design Dir. by Jeff Weiser
Ransom Dir. by Ron Howard Production Design Michael Corenblith Asst. Art Direction
TEACHING
Bowdoin College Adjunct Lecturer in Theater, Dept. of Theater & Dance 2001- 2023
Bates College Lecturer in Theater Dept. of Theater & Dance, Fall 2014, Fall/Winter 2014-2015
Dartmouth College Visiting Asst. Professor Summer 1996
MORE FACTS
Recipient 2003 Maine Arts Commission Individual Artist Fellowship for Artistic Excellence
Education
Yale School of Drama CDR (MFA Equiv) 1989 Recipient Micunis/Kobrin Design Scholarship
American Academy of Art 1975-77
Boston Museum School 1972-74
Syracuse University School of Art 1970-71
Related Arts
Graphic Design & Illustration 45 years professional experience.
Web Design
Animation
Performance: mime, movement theater, clown and circus arts, tap dance, light opera
Puppetry
Member United Scenic Artists Local 829